# Namba Station

Namba Station (難波駅, なんば駅, Nanba-eki) is a name shared by two physically separated railway stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by Nankai Electric Railway and the Osaka Metro. The name "Namba Station" can also refer to the entire station complex as a whole, including the similarly named JR Namba Station and Ōsaka Namba Station.
The names of both stations are written in hiragana on signage within the stations, because the kanji "難波" can be also read "Naniwa". However, the names of both stations officially employs kanji, printed on train tickets.

## Lines

* Nankai Electric Railway (NK01)
** Nankai Main Line
** Nankai Koya Line
* Osaka Metro
** Midōsuji Line (M20)
** Sennichimae Line (S16)
** Yotsubashi Line(Y15)

### Connecting Stations

* Ōsaka Namba Station (renamed from Kintetsu Namba Station in 2009)
** Kintetsu Namba Line
** Hanshin Namba Line
* JR Namba Station (renamed from Minatomachi Station in 1994)
** Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line)

## Nankai Electric Railway

Namba Station (Nankai) layout :
Legend :

### Layout

There are nine bay platforms with eight tracks on the third floor. Nankai Terminal Building is located in front of the station. Ticket gates are located in the north of the platform, in the center on the second floor and in the south on the second floor.

#### Nankai Koya Line - for Gokurakubashi (change for Koyasan) and (Semboku Rapid Railway) Izumi-Chuo

| 1 | ■ Nankai Koya Line | mainly Local trains |
| 2 | ■ Nankai Koya Line | mainly Semi-Express to Semboku Rapid Railway some Express, Rapid Express and Sub. Express in the peaks |
| 3 | ■ Nankai Koya Line | mainly Limited Express, Express, Sub. Express and Rapid Express |
| 4 | ■ Nankai Koya Line | mainly Limited Express, Express, Sub. Express and Rapid Express |

#### Nankai Line and Airport Line - for Wakayamashi and Kansai Airport

| 5 | ■ Nankai Line and Airport Line | mainly Limited Express, Express, Sub. Express and Airport Express |
| 6 | ■ Nankai Line and Airport Line | mainly Limited Express, Express, Sub. Express and Airport Express |
| 7 | ■ Nankai Line and Airport Line | mainly Local trains |
| 8 | ■ Nankai Line and Airport Line | occasionally used for Local trains |
| 9 | ■ Airport Line | Airport Limited Express Rapi:t |

### Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| Nankai Main Line (NK01) (No trains stop at Imamiyaebisu and Haginochaya) |||||
| Terminus | Limited Express Rapi:t Limited Express Southern | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Express | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Airport Express | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Sub. Express | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Semi-Express (terminating) | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Local | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Koya Line (NK01) |||||
| Terminus | Limited Express Koya Limited Express Rinkan Limited Express Semboku Liner | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Rapid Express | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Express | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Sub. Express | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Semi-Express | Shin-Imamiya (NK03) |
| Terminus | Local | Imamiyaebisu (NK02) |

## Osaka Metro
### Layout
#### Midōsuji Line

* An island platform and a side platform with two tracks.
| 1 | ■ Midōsuji Line | for Tennoji, Abiko, and Nakamozu |
| 2 | ■ Midōsuji Line | for Umeda, Shin-Ōsaka, Esaka, and Minoh-kayano |
The Midōsuji Line station originally opened as an island platform serving two tracks, but overcrowding prompted construction of a side platform serving northbound trains (that platform opened in 1987). As of 2015, the island platform serves only southbound trains, and the northbound side of the island platform is fenced off.

#### Sennichimae Line

* An island platform with two tracks
| 3 | ■ Sennichimae Line | for Tsuruhashi and Minami-Tatsumi |
| 5 | ■ Sennichimae Line | for Nodahanshin |

#### Yotsubashi Line

* An island platform with two tracks
| 1 | ■ Yotsubashi Line | for Daikokucho and Suminoekoen |
| 2 | ■ Yotsubashi Line | for Nishi-Umeda |
* Ticket gates
* Midōsuji Line platforms
* Yotsubashi Line platforms

## History

The Nankai Electric Railway station opened on 29 December 1885. The Osaka Subway Midosuji Line station opened on 30 October 1935, the Yotsubashi Line station opened on 1 October 1965, and the Sennichimae Line opened on 11 March 1970.

### Future plans

Namba Station is to be extended with underground platforms by 2031 with the opening of the Naniwasuji Line, which will branch off the Nankai Main Line to the south of Namba Station and run north in a tunnel until Ōsaka Station.

## Surrounding area

* Takashimaya
* Namba City
* Namba Walk
* Namba Marui
* Namba Parks
* Swissôtel Nankai Osaka
* Namba SkyO
* Namba Expressway Bus Terminal
* Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT)
* Parks Tower (Namba Parks)
* Bic Camera
* Namba NanNan
* Minatomachi River Place (including FM OSAKA)
* Namba Grand Kagetsu
* Nankai Electric Railway headquarters
* Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
* Ebisubashi Shopping Arcade
* Doguyasuji Shopping Arcade
* NMB48
* Namba Yasaka Shrine
* Hōzen-ji